Table of Contents
- 1 Who helped register black voters in Mississippi and led boycotts?
- 2 Who worked at a childcare center before becoming a politician?
- 3 Who is the person was the first black congresswoman to be elected from the Deep South?
- 4 Where is Roy Bryant buried?
- 5 Who was involved in the burning of the church in Mississippi?
- 6 Who was the director of the Mississippi project?
Who helped register black voters in Mississippi and led boycotts?
Black History 103 Treasure Hunt
| A | B |
|---|---|
| Medgar Evers, | Helped register black voters in Mississippi and led boycotts there of firms that practiced racial discrimination. |
| Ralph Bunche, | Awarded the Noble Peace Prize for his role in making an Arab-Israeli peace in 1949. |
Who worked at a childcare center before becoming a politician?
Born in Brooklyn, Chisholm studied and worked in early childhood education, becoming involved in local Democratic party politics in the 1950s.
What did Medgar Evers boycott?
Board of Education that segregated public schools were unconstitutional, Evers challenged the segregation of the state-supported public University of Mississippi, applying to law school there….
| Medgar Evers | |
|---|---|
| Cause of death | Assassination |
| Education | Alcorn State University (BA) |
| Occupation | Civil rights activist |
Who is the person was the first black congresswoman to be elected from the Deep South?
“I’ll only be one of 435. But the 434 will know I’m there,” she declared while campaigning. That fall Jordan and Andrew Young of Georgia became the first African Americans elected from the Deep South since the Reconstruction Era. Jordan served in the 93rd and the two succeeding Congresses (1973–1979).
Where is Roy Bryant buried?
Roy Bryant Sr.
| Birth | 24 Jan 1931 Charleston, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, USA |
|---|---|
| Death | 1 Sep 1994 (aged 63) Ruleville, Sunflower County, Mississippi, USA |
| Burial | Lehrton Cemetery Ruleville, Sunflower County, Mississippi, USA |
| Memorial ID | 67043097 · View Source |
Who was involved in the Mississippi Summer Project?
Freedom Summer, also known as the the Mississippi Summer Project, was a 1964 voter registration drive sponsored by civil rights organizations including the Congress on Racial Equality (CORE) and the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).
Who was involved in the burning of the church in Mississippi?
Among the first wave of volunteers to arrive on June 15 were two white students from New York, Michael Schwerner and Andrew Goodman, and James Chaney, a local Black man. The three disappeared after visiting Philadelphia, Mississippi, where they were investigating the burning of a church.
Who was the director of the Mississippi project?
On June 15, 1964, the first three hundred volunteers arrived in Mississippi. Mississippi Project Director Robert “Bob” Moses had pledged his staff and volunteers to “nonviolence in all situations.” Few could have foreseen how dire the situation would become.